Patient Access Representative PAR Community Care

Location :

Community Care Wilkes-Barre

Shift :

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Worker Type : Regular

Exemption Status : No

Job Summary :

Geisingers Patient Access Representatives (PARs) are excellent communicators who handle patient inquiries every day all while maintaining empathy professionalism and providing a positive patient experience.

Job Duties :

Responsible for front line support to the department. Coordinates and performs front line office activities in an effective and efficient manner for the department. Greets and registers incoming patients supports the patient check out process and schedules future appointments as applicable.

• Responsible for checking patients in for appointments and accurately verifying demographics.
• Assures all check-in procedures are completed and monitors patient wait times communicating changes to the patient as necessary.
• Reads and interprets insurance responses.
• Understands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary secondary and tertiary insurance per encounter.
• Ensures patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information obtains necessary legal and financial signatures.
• Communicates financial obligations to patients and collects fees at time of service as appropriate.
• Communicates the purpose of and completes all necessary regulatory forms with patient.
• Completes patients visit by scheduling any necessary follow up appointments to include any specialty or ancillary services as possible.
• Processes multi-channel messages related to patient and / or physician requests regarding : appointments referrals prescriptions and complaints.
• Notifies patient or guarantor of anticipated financial responsibility including copays deductibles or coinsurances and collects accordingly.
• Performs cash posting following department guidelines.
• Abides by organizational and HIPAA guidelines privacy practices patient confidentiality and patient rights.
• Ind ependently works work queues to ensure timely resolution of all accounts.
• M aintain productivity and quality performance expectations
• Must maintain high regard for confidentiality.
• Accurately performs medical record maintenance and releases.
• Assists with referrals and pre-certifications at the time of encounter.
• Properly utilizes and maintains patient recall and reschedule lists.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details :

Hours : R otational : 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm 9 : 00am-5 : 30pm 10 : 30am-7 : 00pm

Benefits of working at Geisinger :

Full benefits (health dental and vision) starting on day one

Three medical plan choices including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents

Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)

Company-paid life insurance short-term disability and long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly

Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year

MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive

Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance parental leave pay military leave pay and a free membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) : Referrals for childcare eldercare & pet care. Access free legal guidance mental health visits work-life support digital self-help tools and more.

Voluntary benefits including accident critical illness hospital indemnity insurance identity theft protection universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education :

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience :

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s) :

Skills :

Clerical I Communication Customer Service Office Politics And Confidentiality

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES : Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1